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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      79,107</td>
<td class="r data">      61,416</td>
<td class="r data">    77.6</td>
<td class="r data">      38,230</td>
<td class="r data">      31,910</td>
<td class="r data">    83.5</td>
<td class="r data">      40,877</td>
<td class="r data">      29,506</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      94,021</td>
<td class="r data">      70,107</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
<td class="r data">      46,004</td>
<td class="r data">      37,214</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">      48,017</td>
<td class="r data">      32,893</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     108,280</td>
<td class="r data">      75,770</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">      53,016</td>
<td class="r data">      40,712</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
<td class="r data">      55,264</td>
<td class="r data">      35,058</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     113,454</td>
<td class="r data">      75,605</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">      55,378</td>
<td class="r data">      40,805</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
<td class="r data">      58,076</td>
<td class="r data">      34,800</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     114,646</td>
<td class="r data">      71,802</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
<td class="r data">      56,167</td>
<td class="r data">      39,305</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">      58,479</td>
<td class="r data">      32,497</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     117,079</td>
<td class="r data">      69,368</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">      58,959</td>
<td class="r data">      38,859</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">      58,120</td>
<td class="r data">      30,509</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     109,034</td>
<td class="r data">      64,148</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">      56,649</td>
<td class="r data">      36,958</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">      52,385</td>
<td class="r data">      27,190</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      82,592</td>
<td class="r data">      51,015</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">      44,712</td>
<td class="r data">      30,455</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">      37,880</td>
<td class="r data">      20,560</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      33,392</td>
<td class="r data">      20,033</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,725</td>
<td class="r data">      12,272</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">      14,667</td>
<td class="r data">       7,761</td>
<td class="r data">    52.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       3,388</td>
<td class="r data">       1,816</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,984</td>
<td class="r data">       1,178</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,404</td>
<td class="r data">         638</td>
<td class="r data">    45.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      76,575</td>
<td class="r data">      59,452</td>
<td class="r data">    77.6</td>
<td class="r data">      37,139</td>
<td class="r data">      31,005</td>
<td class="r data">    83.5</td>
<td class="r data">      39,436</td>
<td class="r data">      28,447</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      91,130</td>
<td class="r data">      67,982</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
<td class="r data">      44,797</td>
<td class="r data">      36,248</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">      46,333</td>
<td class="r data">      31,734</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     105,225</td>
<td class="r data">      73,663</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">      51,826</td>
<td class="r data">      39,809</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
<td class="r data">      53,399</td>
<td class="r data">      33,854</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     110,277</td>
<td class="r data">      73,444</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">      54,068</td>
<td class="r data">      39,850</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
<td class="r data">      56,209</td>
<td class="r data">      33,594</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     111,314</td>
<td class="r data">      69,696</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
<td class="r data">      54,831</td>
<td class="r data">      38,382</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">      56,483</td>
<td class="r data">      31,314</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     113,658</td>
<td class="r data">      67,325</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">      57,598</td>
<td class="r data">      37,959</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">      56,060</td>
<td class="r data">      29,366</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     105,862</td>
<td class="r data">      62,254</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">      55,379</td>
<td class="r data">      36,104</td>
<td class="r data">    65.2</td>
<td class="r data">      50,483</td>
<td class="r data">      26,150</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      80,325</td>
<td class="r data">      49,577</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">      43,785</td>
<td class="r data">      29,789</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
<td class="r data">      36,540</td>
<td class="r data">      19,788</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      32,479</td>
<td class="r data">      19,395</td>
<td class="r data">    59.7</td>
<td class="r data">      18,293</td>
<td class="r data">      11,941</td>
<td class="r data">    65.3</td>
<td class="r data">      14,186</td>
<td class="r data">       7,454</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       3,250</td>
<td class="r data">       1,707</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,888</td>
<td class="r data">       1,091</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,362</td>
<td class="r data">         616</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,439</td>
<td class="r data">       1,923</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,030</td>
<td class="r data">         874</td>
<td class="r data">    84.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,409</td>
<td class="r data">       1,049</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,768</td>
<td class="r data">       2,083</td>
<td class="r data">    75.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,146</td>
<td class="r data">         940</td>
<td class="r data">    82.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,622</td>
<td class="r data">       1,143</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,932</td>
<td class="r data">       2,068</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,126</td>
<td class="r data">         875</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,806</td>
<td class="r data">       1,193</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,051</td>
<td class="r data">       2,118</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,237</td>
<td class="r data">         925</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,814</td>
<td class="r data">       1,193</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,210</td>
<td class="r data">       2,072</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,271</td>
<td class="r data">         903</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,939</td>
<td class="r data">       1,169</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,290</td>
<td class="r data">       2,009</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,298</td>
<td class="r data">         874</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,992</td>
<td class="r data">       1,135</td>
<td class="r data">    57.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,070</td>
<td class="r data">       1,865</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,217</td>
<td class="r data">         833</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,853</td>
<td class="r data">       1,032</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,203</td>
<td class="r data">       1,423</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">         892</td>
<td class="r data">         653</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,311</td>
<td class="r data">         770</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         897</td>
<td class="r data">         630</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
<td class="r data">         423</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">    76.8</td>
<td class="r data">         474</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">    79.1</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    91.4</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    44.1</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    31.7</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    24.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    27.9</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    26.0</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    41.3</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    39.6</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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